This paper first finds a clear pattern of child gender difference in family migration in China. Specifically, our estimates show that on average, the first child being a son increases the father's migration probability by 25.2 percent. We hypothesize that the family's competitive earning...

This paper bridges the financial market and the marriage market using a reference-dependent mechanism. Male-biased sex ratios induce families with sons to hold more risky assets, since competitive marital payment in a tight market raises the reference level of marriage expenditure for such...

This paper first finds a clear pattern of child gender difference in family migration in China. Specifically, our estimates show that on average, the first child being a son increases the father's migration probability by 25.2 percent. We hypothesize that the family's competitive earning...

Using newly published house price data for a panel of countries from 1870 to 2012, we empirically identify the surge in house prices as a factor partly responsible for the global fertility transition. A variety of approaches— including fixed effects estimations, dynamic panel estimations,...

Using newly published house price data for a panel of countries from 1870 to 2012, we empirically identify the surge in house prices as a factor partly responsible for the global fertility transition. A variety of approaches— including fixed effects estimations, dynamic panel estimations,...